Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
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5— Allies break German west wall, 1944. 6— Mormons ban plural marriages, 1890. 7— Edgar Allen Poe dies, 1849. 8— Fire destroys Chicago, 1871. 9— American Revolution ends, 1781. 10— U.S. naval academy opened, 1845. 11— Edison obtains first l patent, 1868. 4
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